Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Fountain Grove (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Fountain Grove. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Fountain Grove ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Fountain Grove: Fountain Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Fountain Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fountain Grove.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Fountain Grove is located in Coffee County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Coffee County: Bedford, Cannon, Franklin, Grundy, Moore, Rutherford & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Fountain Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fountain Grove:
- Coffee County (The home county of Fountain Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fountain Grove, with the one closest to Fountain Grove listed first.
- Winton Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Winton Town is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton Town
- Forest Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- Naola ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Naola is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naola
- New Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Union is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,431 people
- Teal ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Manchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Stephenson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stephenson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
- Royal Oaks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Busy Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- Belmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Gossburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fountain Grove, with the one closest to Fountain Grove listed first.
- Cascade Hollow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Normandy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cortner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Willow Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Haley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Wartrace
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bell Buckle
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Raus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Shelbyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Vannatta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fountain Grove, with the one closest to Fountain Grove listed first.
- Hollow Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
- Bluewing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Manus Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
- Burgen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Thomas Town ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Bradyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Burt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Woodbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Woods
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Woods is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Gassaway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Auburntown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fountain Grove, with the one closest to Fountain Grove listed first.
- Bear Branch ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bear Branch is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Youngblood ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Young Bend
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Young Bend is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 279 people
- Smithville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fountain Grove, with the one closest to Fountain Grove listed first.
- Estill Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greenhaw
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
- Sand Switch
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sand Switch is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Switch
- Sewanee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Decherd
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Winchester Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Saint Marys
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Saint Marys is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Estimated population in 2014: 785 people
- Cowan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Winchester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Estimated population in 2014: 318 people
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fountain Grove, with the one closest to Fountain Grove listed first.
- Altamont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beersheba Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Pelham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Coalmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Coalmont is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Gruetli
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gruetli is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
- Gruetli - Laager
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sartain Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sartain Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartain Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 380 people
- Monteagle
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Tracy City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lankford Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lankford Town is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
- Palmer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- White City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- White City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Marion County
- Greentown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Greentown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fountain Grove, with the one closest to Fountain Grove listed first.
- Countyline
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Ridgeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Lynchburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fountain Grove, with the one closest to Fountain Grove listed first.
- Readyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kittrell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Plainview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Burns Place
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Dillton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Milton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Milton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Rucker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fountain Grove, with the one closest to Fountain Grove listed first.
- Laurelburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Chalybeate
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sopha is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
- Bone Cave
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Spencer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fountain Grove, with the one closest to Fountain Grove listed first.
- Morrison
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Viola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Trousdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Trousdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Centertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Centertown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- McMinnville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Smyrna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Smyrna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Estimated population in 2014: 45,274 people
- Daylight
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Daylight is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Shellsford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shellsford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsford
- Lucky
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lucky is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Gath
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gath is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gath
- Dibrell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dibrell is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibrell
- Rowland Station ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rowland Station is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Station
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fountain Grove, with the one closest to Fountain Grove listed first.
- Quebeck
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Darkey Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Drop ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Wilson County
- Cottage Home
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cottage Home is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Home
- Estimated population in 2014: 88 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fountain Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Fountain Grove.
Cemeteries Near Fountain Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fountain Grove.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Fountain Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fountain Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fountain Grove, with the one closest to Fountain Grove listed first.
- Bryan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Richard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Morrison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stroud Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rode Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Winton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wooten Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cunningham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wagner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gwynn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwynn Cemetery
- The Gwynn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Viola Cemetery
- Old Philadelphia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Philadelphia Cemetery
- The Old Philadelphia Cemetery has also been known as:
- Vervilla Cemetery
- Continue List (994 more) ...
- Bascom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Adams Gravesite
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Caten / Stubblefield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Fountain Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fountain Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fountain Grove, with the one closest to Fountain Grove listed first.
- Summitville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Summitville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Hanlan ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hanlan is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlan
- Morrison
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Viola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Vervilla
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vervilla is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vervilla
- Trousdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Trousdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Naola ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Naola is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naola
- Smartt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Smartt is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartt
- New ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New
- Teal ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Manchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Holly ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Holly is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hillsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Clearmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Clearmont is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearmont
- McMinnville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fountain Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fountain Grove.
Newspapers Published in Fountain Grove ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fountain Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fountain Grove, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fountain Grove.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Fountain Grove:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Coffee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Cannon County
- DeKalb County
- Franklin County
- Grundy County
- Marion County
- Moore County
- Rutherford County
- Van Buren County
- Warren County
- White County
- Wilson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fountain Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fountain Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |